Cool Eclipse

[robert]

We had the perfect view tonight. If the weather was nice Stace and her hubby should have had as good a view. Was a nice reddish the earth is ending kind of color. Wish I had a better camera with a proper lense.

[robert]

This has put me in the holiday spirits for some reason. Things are very toned down this year here in Japan for obvious reasons but I opened up a good bottle of Sake with gold leaf in it for good luck. Cheers.

[BudgiesBuddy]

Wow, that's beautiful

[robert]

That's it in the earth's shadow, took tons of pics as it was turning to a sliver but the camera couldn't focus right, just an average digital, but as soon as it was in total eclipse - boom- got some great shots.

[MattJ]

Cool pic
We missed most of it, should see the end of the parital rising over the horizon anytime soon

[Hezz]

Northern Australia was supposed to be one of THE vantage points. We of course had a cloudy night! December in the tropics, it's going to happen. Shrug

[MattJ]

Just looked normal by the time it came into the skyline here
Three years time!

[robert]

Dec 11, 2011 0:52:30 GMT Hezz said:

Northern Australia was supposed to be one of THE vantage points. We of course had a cloudy night! December in the tropics, it's going to happen. Shrug

That's what I read as well. Japan was just a little of line hence the sliver on the red moon but still this is the best I can ever remember seeing an eclipse since my childhood. We got a perfect solar eclipse where I lived when I was a kid.

[stace]

Can't believe I missed it. I'm usually on the ball with those things. That photo is brilliant.

One of the best things I ever saw was the space station visibly hurtling past overhead one perfect starry night in Sydney.

[MattJ]

Good point stace I've still to see it, I've been meaning to look for a site that shows when it'll be over you next

Found one here
spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/JavaSSOP.html

For London its Sunday 18th 18:14pm